For farming and sustainable development, “improving soil health is like growing an asset,” West said. “Soil that stays on the farm is also great for keeping our rivers clean of sediment, pesticides, and fertilizers. Cover crops, stream buffers, and other management practices to hold soil in place also provide wildlife habitat and pulls carbon dioxide out of the air and stores it in the ground.”

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Author: Jack Kittredge
A great deal of discussion in scientific and governmental circles has been focused recently on how to deal with greenhouse gas emissions and the resulting weather extremes they have created. Most analysts believe we must stop burning fossil fuels to prevent further increases in atmospheric carbon, and find ways to remove carbon already in the air if we want to lessen further weather crises and the associated human tragedies, economic disruption and social conflict that they bring.